Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Feeding Roman York
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Leeman
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway Institute
- John Carr - Architect
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier